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avn sER,IcE R1ronM

The committee OF the National Civil
Service Reform League. appointed &c
investigate into the workings Of the Law
and 70 ascertain the progress already
attained in the way OF correcting and
elevating the service. has submitted a
long and voluminons report. Il has
looked atthesxsension Of theApplicatiou
Of the Law into State and municipal gov.
erament, and treats OF the advancement
made In these departments rs well AZ In
those connected With the National Ad-
miHistraiiou. New York and Massa.
ohusetts have, TO a limited extent.
adopted the civil service rules IN the
filling Of their State and municipal
offices. and the testimony ELECTED By the
committee seems TO point to an eneour
aging sacSsss ia the new work saeh As
will warrant its being extended to other
commonwealth.
but when the committee comes 10 an
examination Of the way In which the
present administration has handled this
important subject, less enthusiasm is
Displayed. II oonfesses Ia roundabout
way that the results accomplished are
not what they should have been. ba,
hesitates e. lay She blame where 10 b..
longs, II endsavors 30 pay Justice 10
those visionary absiraetious. tue Presi
dents good intentions. and somewhat
aSkwardly attempts 90 pardon much on
account Of party pressure" aud the
antagoalsm Of members Of the Cab
met" The Committee seems 10 20,
get that MIR. Cleveland was elected
BY those who bold civil service reform
as hobby, and that these votes were
obtained by tbs open avowal on hia par,
that be Soold carry out their idsaa
The plea. therefore. that be il 30 De ss
cased and thsl the failure 10 tnaaearate
substantial reform is dae Z, lhe way
wardsess Of the Cabinet Is o. the aiD-
siest texture. 10 The Exesativs had d.
tsrmiued TO carry oal bis intentions
during his ADMINISTRATION, be e,u,a
have done Il. II be bad had evil Sci
vice rsforn deeply a, heart. be uop a
have selected as his advisers msu Who
tsousht As be did. II the Cabinet hiss
proved manageable aud hiss lauehea
81 ,hote "soOd inteutions F" the Prss,-
deaf Is responsible tes the evil reSulta
that has arisen trom their 5isoecaisnce.
II nan Is foog enough % tsks into bis
administration those whom be knows
% be hostile 20 his seesa,ss % severn
ment, we doa't see uhy be sboald ne.
Be held accountable II those schemes
EiscArry. A man dees nat deserve
much credit Ter his gOcd inssnsions.
They are Dot rare articles. Sou,e plas.s
are said 60 te pays5 With them. TIE
eesi gable ssrvsutl are those vi, havs
SET only good iniep.iosE. bui also kam !
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a NEW XII DORADO

The American Yice-Consul 10 the
South African Republic Of the Trans
vaal has furnished the Department Of
State at Washington with important
statistics concerning the auTifeFous belt
Of country which has lately been dis
covered there. The gold zone is eco
miles tn length by $50 In breadth, and
is more or less scanned throughout By
metsl-yielding quartz reefs, some Of
which give $50 to the toE Of rock
crushed. Promising 10 rival the CoH-
stock In time 10 the Sheba Reef, said 10
be the richest and most persistent in
the world. In its near vioinity 200
poundg Of rock has been made 10 return
14s ounces Of gold, and there are other
Instances Of yields scarcely less Rener-
Gus. OF placer or allnvisl deposits
there are said 10 be none. II Is imp0s-
sible 10 exaegsFate the discovery Of this
new gold field. or TO forsoaste what sort
Of a community may grow up In its
midst. Apparently 1, has ali the prom
lee about II Of California or Australia
and who can say that it's history will
not be a. phenomenal a. that OF the two
countries mensioned2 There is a great
infisx Of people to the spot already. and
II Sonth African gold only pane cot a.
literally as South African diamoRds
why shsuId not history repeat itself IL
q second Melbourne or San Francisco
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the TIDE OF ImMIGRATION.
IN. 7. Times Democrat

W. = Atnica OtuiofFuk.i
A returning tide Of prosperity in this
country soon slows itself in an increase
Of immigration. Foreigners DO not care
10 come here while depression reiRna
over the country. and wait either for bet
ter times or the promise Of them. The
increase in the immigration during the
past eight months 10 22l 400 as com
pared With IFS 9i2 for the same period
Of 1886 IL, therefore, significant. and Is
evidence Of premise ahead. In the past
twenty years, immigration has greatly
changed IN this country. Then il wa
confined almost wholly TO the Irish
Germans and English whs came 10 our
shores; aud Il was predicted that the
American people OF the future would be
an Anglo German race With a strong in
fusion Of Celtic blood. OF late, how
ever. the fame of the Unite States as E
country where money Ia to be made has
spread 10 the. uttermest parts Of the
word; and the tide OF population nov
/ includes people from every nation
promising to make the Americans
the most Heterogeneous OF all known
races. Sclavonio immigration. utterly
unknown couple Of decades ago. has
swollen 30 immense proportions. and We
ctually receive more immigrants from
Russia today than from Ireland. while
Bohemia contributes more than France,
switzerland, the Netherlands and Den
mark together. Italy, too, has become
favorable field OF immigration. Since
the year begun, more Italians have come
70 this country than Irish. Taking the
different races. the following are Eu
ropes contributions TO the United
States in the past eight months
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TCAiea0o Herald I


The Legislature Of Wisconsin will
orsb bly, be awarded the palm for hard
cheek and swinish sslfishness. 10 say
nothing of downright immortality, in
view Of the fact that IL has just passed
40 act compelling all railroads within
the State to Issue annual passes to every
member Of the l. eislatuFe, all State ON
sers and all Judges Of the courts, but
prohibiting them from giving passes 70
members Who may ask them for their
constituents. Ia nothing that has hap
peRed recently has the pass evil been &c
clearly exhibited.
Wiseonain's Legislatures are made up.
as q rule, of small bore politicians reck-
less enough as to honor and prOpFiety,
but incapable Of any villainy greater
than sneak thievinR. During the last
| twenty five years there has not been a
Legislature which did not, on adjourn
ment, carry Of everything within reach.
Dictionaries, stationery of all kinds,
/ postage stamps, knives, books and the
esuntless little things which petty pilfer-
/ ers belonging to q legislative body can
always manage 10 buy at public expense
have disappeared before the raids OF
thess disciples Of petit larceny like a
| snowbank IN May. Daring the session
the average Wisconsin As7emblyman il
engaged In blaekmsiliBR railroad COM
panies to the extent of securing passes
for bis family and friends. In the nos-
theFn part Of the State there are thou-
sands OF Ieople Who never travel. ex
cept IS their Representative at Madison
may obtain passes for them. Most Of
the railroad companies maintain at thu
Capital regular Legislative agents, with
books Of pass blanks, and il Is the pEae
tiee Of the corporations to paper thu
entire State, more especially the nor
theFn part thereof, a. the price that they
must pay for non interference.
From such q school Of small william,
nothing bstteF than the Law Just passeS
was TO have been expected. There ver,
honorable men In the Assembly, WIT
protested against the act, bat thev wer'
out voted exactly as they are ont stoleE
when an adjournment takes place. and
the email thieves begin 10 gather n
whatever OF State property they oan La
heir hands an. The present spectacle
is the most shameful one that the coun
try has yet seen IN this particular line.
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Tina ABUSE on PASSES.
Kew the Government and Railroads
Are Robbed.

ANN A0UbFN-
Frem an estimate made BY an OH ,ial
who has personal knowledge Of the sx.
tent Of the evils existing here among
public men. Il Is safe 10 say that the
Government paws annually over $To,
CO TO persons for railroad fare When
the travelling WAS made With passes
without a dollars cost 90 the perssu
travelling. The special agents OF the
Treasury Department have besH leechss
apon railroads. They procure passes
snder threat Of seiHing goods while IN
transit. and in turn charge the Govern
ment for railroad fare. rhe same l.
true Of the special agents Of the General
Land 0tfice, whose duties bring them in
contact With the railway people IN the
matter Of land graais. etc. In every
branch OF the Government service wheFt
it can be done. the officials add 30 their
own exchelner 81 the expense Of ths
railroads. The most hagtant abuse
however. CONES from those highest IL
authority. With heavy prepondsFanee
Ia faVuR Of the Senators and Repre-
sentatives IN Congress. T0ers are fee
u this class Whs will ask for passes
themselves. hnt will have Il done
through the officers % the Senate OF
Hosse. In many instances their MOTIF
g, "No pass. no trip Washisefnu let
~.
The President Of one o. the LEADING
iruAk lines said yesterday. that il the
uass syStenn verp done sway With she
receipts 90 bis Inc from passenger trafss
woald increase a. least 81 ,0oa0n0 Thai
represents 10 per cent. on sl0C10oC1 OF
capital And that IL hyR ona trypk
line IL round nnmeers there are ISa.-
40 miles q track in the United States
over which the annual receipis from
passenger traffic alone ~ ks0a0000o.
whieh IL equal 10 q tax % I per cent
PER capsta % syerv mar, woman ana
child In this countrv. These fgares are
startling, II cue trunk line tepreasnt-
tne bat = fraction Of the entire MILEAGE
lose tl.ooC0O year by giving passes
Whal a. sncrmuas increase in Fsvenas
there s0ald he nos u the PASS system
sers abolished altogether Woe Na~k
Hasid.
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The Legislators Of Wisconsin bss
passed . bin prohibiting alien non-
residents fron acquiring By puFehass
more than $50 acres Of land in thsi
State. ItpFovides, furthsEmoEe, that all
corporations. 20 per cent Of whose stock
is held By aliens. shall Be permitted "a
acquire no more than the same amount
Of laEd. This enactment u 9 hsppy
supplement- to that Of the last Congress
which prohibits aliens from aequiFins
public lands in our States and Terri
tories. Il isleeislaticn somewhat tardy
but eommendable nevertheless; for a.
ready foreigners have laid the founds.
ton Of what otherwise woald have de-
velOped into tie very worst form Of ab
sentee landlordism.
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An AnERIClS slRERIA.

A proposition TO make Alaska the
home Of oonvicts is set forth by the
New York Herald with much earnest
ness. II argues that il has solvsd the
prison labor problem. and prstends to
show oonolusively that oonviols can be
used to an advantage In Alaska. and
that Alaska Ia the place for them. The
Herald favors sehding our oonvicts TO
Alaska 20 develop the country. build
reads and "blazs the way for e.viliza
ton" Ia support Of its new and novel
plan II saya;
Colonization ia no new thing. franc.
poFtatlon is no new thing. II there Ia
she will there will be the way. Make
new laws enabling the Government 10
draft men from the State prisons for
work In Alaska under Government con
troll. Od for Alaska New lands, new
aims. new hopes
At first thought this will doubtless
strike the reader ~ one Of the Hsralfs
many wild schemes, bat the more We
consider Il. the more taking seems thu
proposition. II our convicts were
transported 10 Alaska il would, In o
measure, settle the convict labor ques-
ton. There 10 much excellent land 10
Alaska that is well adapted TO farming
and stock raising, some rich mines and
an abundance Of timber, atiordine
ample scoops for convict euergy, which
might be 50 directed as 10 redeem many
men. The objection will be raised that
the HsraiS's proposition savors too
much Of Russian methods. Such Is not
necessarily the case, for Alaska. to be
gin with, 10 garden SCOT as compared
with Siberia. Aud whatever methods
Of government might be decided upon
IL is safe to say that they woald no,
partake of Russian cruelty.
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Dom By the shore Ct morning
YEARLY means The sea;
The brown Wfack eiines 10 the bare grey
R8cks.
And the wind signs dFsarily.
The mist ereeps over the waters
From windWard on the lee,
Wrapping the ships in its cold embrace
Sadly and silently.
Down by the shore at evening
The mists are rolling away
Ia long white wreaths, on tie solemn
bills
That shelter the lonely bay.
Bright With . rare sffuleence.
Tse golden clouds are faFled.
And the faint blue peaks DER the distant
Seem the dream Of another world.
Down By the sea Of soTrow
The mists lay cold and grey,
And never glimpse Of the gracious san
Broke through the gloom that day.
Bat the clouds we're rolled together,
Just ere the daylight died,
And we saw the land Of Beulah smile
In the light Of eventide.
Sunday KagsziHs.
-------
Silk Sale.-To attract silk buyers
read ToKLAs 4 SNGERMAN's advertise
meHt.
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REVENGE OF A DISAPPOINTED
LOVER.
THE Marrow Escape 81 an Actress Who
Ate the Poisoned Frat.

Ssa Francisco Chr0Hfcls.
NEw YoRK. March 81. - During the
| aRal act of "rue O. numerical Tourist, /"
at the Union Square Theater last night,
Il vas evideRt 90 the audience that
everything was not exactly as il should
be behiad the scenes. Mss Agnes Hsrn-
| don. the principal actress of the play,
left the stage apparently suffering great
pain. II appears that an attempt had
been made so poison her. DuFiRg ste
second act q basket Of choice fruit " Q
taken 30 the box 0ftise by q District
Telegraph messenger, bearing the ia
scriptiss, miss ARnes Herndon, from
an sduirer." TIE fruit was sent 10 the
actress dressing room, and nothing fur
Their was thoGRht OF tie matter.
At the fall 81 the curtain Joseph A.
Iessel, manager fOt Miss Herndou, vent
back 20 the stage and visited the actress
reom. He ate some OF the trait and
Miss Hernaan did also - bis DR. senoe.
she soon complained 10 Jessrl Of feeling
badly and rapidly grew worse. Then
Miss Herndoa vas attacked With q 81
OF aaussa. Her maid attended 10 b r
while Jsssel oriered thAt the curtain be
held down. he went 90 q neiRhborinR
drug STORE and procured an emetic.
During hts abseGce from TIE theatsr
the acssess vonited FIRE ~, aud this
probably saved her life. TIE emetio
as given 20 both Miss Hernd0n and
Jessel. The actress hnally recovered
Sufficiently 70 hnish the last ast OF TIE
play. WheE she vas sent to the II tel
HuneATia and physician called Jes-
eel said thai Miss HsGndon had been
perseeatsd for some time by al intat
aated psrson, VAC began 10 write letters
20 her At CnsinHAti. some % the Iet
tiers we're signed BY the uane "Dru e
+. DeiAnSe.H sOnle by the iaitials Of tie
name. and others familliAriy By -Ds
witt"
They we're 6lled with silly, dreAry
STAG sa0ut tie mans admiration sad
honest love fer the aciress, talk aeoai
his lonely hfe and maudiin words shout
fate aid saicide. Mes Herndon Rsve
the letters 30 Der INA AgeF, wbo did not
tank tie case worthy OF attention 80
nothine was cane.
DR.. seiE ef. uha visited NJ g. Hsruaap
a. the hossi. expressed the opiuiau that
the poison ~ tie fraii vas strycbnine.
Tee tansnas ca8tsin = qsanntv % /
poison have been preserved fsr agay SIS. /
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SEALED PROPOSALS,

PEER SoUSn CoNsTRUcTFox COMPANY
CHfKR ENGINEERS OFFEcE,
SEarTIE. ". r. April 2 1877,
SEALED PROPOSALS Will, Rg RE
- celveo ~ the Office o. the Gercral
MAnAseT Of the Puget sound Conssrur-
ucn Company until ls m FFiaay. April
tsth. iss7, Tor clearing. grubtins. xraa.
ink. calverts riurAppirE. etc, on thirrT
! 9 niles q the seattle. Lake shore ana
sAsSern Halfway. frcm station se5 70
The had q Sqaak Late
TIE company rpseTvts tke Firks q -.
1ect any % all hsds-
For further in-OTnatica. ard for nians
a1d pee nctflons q wosk 4. ap.ly 70
CHIEF ENGINEER p. 8 c, o..
QEoe ssss Depoelt Budding. Gpsapls
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The immigration is veil divided
among ell tie nationAlities Of Europe,
md the general Fesalt must be to make
Ameriea the most composite and COS
mapolitau of countries.
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Widow, q eeur~es A bride q Wiz
std, Gene. fsinted Shsn she slsrrv
aasn askcd her - SAY yes. out So ~
aos 20 feF eoBe that shs coutdr'p -
MARI vigC rcssiy. tss~esn csslz -kaep
b3E5 iiH ! eals afcaEt'-Juteg.
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eisnt vil sad detsrninaii0s - carr
th-m oat- JadzinR from ne faets, sssh
3 VII snd such Dissemination Is not
70 Be fsond II he White H0uss 81 pres
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TsTNs HAS. GO sara rssrHAomF

Fros@ ~ Norrssfssrz Esrs1i
IL Aneseni timss kt-siug e rr- Is Girl
sas care for tte toats srLu. Itis3G
s1ii . lsupssSe uroa souss q thtse olc.
iias Fses psG
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TIE Fes0Fd ends with ths Hrst session
his total foots up 143. against 132 for al
other Presidents togetheF and his term
only half eoupieaed 1t that
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NCeMFkEaKNsIRIE. RTT WaRrHN
oF AETDN

f'rsss ~ Faarasl - E3uasfasa.1
What IL = pArsdoxg" askrd the FRO
fsSsoF - b. college ciass; and ths
orishtest student ~ then Al s,sod up
and answered Il uemAn irving q
play Shiss
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ATTENTION. LADIES.

COMMITTING NEW AND ELRaANT
= self sting Preach tail y systeru for
cutting Dresses. C'oaks. etc No eafrirg
cut the liftle piece n hack hy which 70
foFm side BODY. - All other chart sysfszna
20 which has taken two wears hard study.
ard is ecT yEur o nveniaHc.. as well A.
nine Have also . sl~eve system. L.
SOS given sny Aay and a. al hours
TermA So Piease u ard 49, me-
,. o. GOTCHFR
MaTton ~. hetweel second and Third.
seAtria, ". 7. mAA Ia
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DAILY POST-IKTHueHcER

The majority aRainst The woman sat
fraes amendments IN Rhode Island 4
reuorted et 15.123,
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Fine lot, T-room house and stable, Klev.
enth and Jackson streets, $500.
Lot 8, 81 So TerTy's LIST, house and Ina
Lots Is and 10. bI IL MeAleer's. Ss25 and
$3.50.
The hest lots In bl 81 Moss al, $50 each.
Cleared lots in Bigelow's I'D. SIS afis SIS.
Bl 80 Mayuard's lake Washington, $225-
Lots aud s, bl 90 TerTy's ~. $2l00.
Cleared lots, bl 4 LAWYERS. $325
lots and 6. bl % Yealer'a 1st, $525.
Furnished restaurants, S225 and $780,
City hotel $1,000. Steam laundry. So
loon and lodging house. Vacant govern
meat claims, part bottom land $50. I'm
proved ranches, $3.50 to $1,000.
Mortgages On solid property, 800 70
$40. 900. City and county scrip.
New end secondhand safes.
outfit, $50. 9
Furnished house and lease, center OF
town. $500.
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I4OST II.

4 CAMEO TICKET q ? WATCH
y chain with TIE initials C. p W
Doa9Z rAEed on hack. FlEdeE viii - -
ga dR4 4 he nstzTns sama 70 O. p. Whit
tisesT, safe DsFo~ii Ray6ing. AVT q
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coATMAKER WAMIEE
WANTED, PARTNER
WANTE D.

Q7S0 FOR SIX MoNTHs-wuL
. I ~ give good security and a posi-
non a. hotel clerk or bar te sder. Al esn
per month and board, for the use Of II or
ten per cent. Address Hotel. PoST.
ISTKLLIGENCER. ans -
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SUITE o ROeMS

FINE suITE OF ROOMS. APPLY
Al observation-disclosures sffice,
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FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

160 ACRES OF LAND. IaH MILES
80, 49, 1rem seattle. an ~ miles auove
49, River on the Inty road said
lana = 10 ated IN tsW ship q. sections ID
and II For further particu ars write ar
cal upon JoiIN CHRIST.
sssttlet Second tire. {, bstween MaiR
and WashiH gtoa ms
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-04

forced TO count this powerful organization
among the enemies their trusted servant
by his faithlulneea to them has made, they
will moat certainly know how 10 protect
him and themselves. No surer method
could be devi8ed to strengthen him In
their confidence and affection and 10 con.
firm their purpose further to honor him
than to persuade them that he il the vic.
tim Of policy that is absolutely inconsls.
tent with the Tree working Of institutions
made for and BY Americans, and that were
not meant to be, and shall not be, cor,
trolled from Rome. -1'5"0 IIpT
In other words the Catholic Church
not merely some Catholic voters, but the
"organisation"-did It's level best in 1884
To defeat Cleveland, and will attempt the
same thing In 1888. The aim OF this accu.
Batlon 10 10 stir up Protestant Democrats
to renewed eaorts In behalf OF Cleveland's
nomination; that secured, to present
C%levelandss a Protestant champion whom
the Chulch Of Rome, in ita "ghouliah
glee," 10 trying to ride down because It
cannot use him.
Mr.. Cleveland Ia welcome to ali 10 can
cot out Of this kind Of bosh. Next VIC
shall be hearing that the Pope Of Rome Ia
figuring icr tho Republican nomination
for tho Presidency.
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Whore Their Merit Lies.

When anything stands a test of fifty
years among a discriminating people like
the Americans It Ia pretty good evidence
that there is merit somewhere. Such a
test Brandrath's Pills have stood and
Thousands Of unsolicited testimonialsevery
year prove their merit. Tho Pills arc
purely vegetable and are the result Of the
higheat medical and chemical skill. They
have never been known to fail In their
work they have never caused any one
the slightest Inconvenience, no matter
when taken, and thcre Is little doubt that
they have really saved thousands Of lives.
The best evidence Of their value lies In
their increasing sale. Brandreth's Pills
have truly become a household necessity